526 THE PAWNEE: MYTHOLOGY. 
she has learned and of her visit to bears’ lodge. Several years afterward she gives 
birth to son, who is never sick; later, to girl, and thereafter to many children. 
They all die, except first two. Husband kills many buffalo, they make tipi, and she 
originates bear dance. She warns her husband that arrows will be powerless against 
him unless they strike him on hands. One time camp is attacked, woman’s 
husband fights bravely, but is wounded in many places. His wife, learning of fact, 
asks for menstruating woman. His niece comes forward, is taken to wounded man, 
but they are too late, for he is dead. For many months she mourns her husband. 
She teaches her boy bear mysteries. She is visited by a Chaui, who, being sincere in 
spirit, is taught bear dance. He remains with her several years, caring for her chil- 
dren. She often performs in medicine-lodges. She lives to old age and her son 
becomes one of four leaders of bear ceremony. 
92. THE BUFFALO POWER AND THE WILD HORSE DANCE. 
Famous and powerful chief has many wives. Youngest of wives gives birth to 
son, who is great favorite with his father. Boy is taught to believe that he will suc- 
ceed his father. Boy is encouraged by his father to join war parties. He joins 
many, but they are unsuccessful, and warriors decide that it is on account of chief’s 
son that they always meet with mishap. Thereafter, he is not allowed to join 
warriors, and is called Poor Boy. The boy’s father and mother are ashamed of him 
and grow angry at him. He becomes despondent and decides to leave home, tak- 
ing with him pair of moccasins filled with corn and another with pemmican. 
Taking his quiver, robe, and lariat, he starts west, eating few kernels of corn each day. 
His food soon becomes exhausted and he grows weak. He goes up on high hill to 
die. From hill he sees big lake, around which people seem to be standing. He goes 
to lake and drinks, and tells lake that this seems to be good place to die. He removes 
his clothing, makes it into bundle, and throws it into lake, offering it to spirit of lake. 
In vision two clouds of dust approach from west. First is made by two horses, who 
circle lake and return; next, by two buffalo, who also return. Again he sees dust 
and horses and buffalo are together. They pass over him, trampling him. Big 
drove of buffalo next appears and tramples him further, and boy seemingly is 
killed. Some one touches him, he stands up, and finds himself in lodge beneath lake. 
On north side are men imitating horses; on south side are men imitating buffalo. 
Leader of buffalo tells him that they have sent for him, that they have taken pity 
onhim. They are to make a medicine-man of him and teach him buffalo and wild 
horse dances. They tell boy that he should first report to his parents, who now 
mourn for him, and return to animals’ lodge with usual presents. They then turn 
into horses and buffalo and again trample upon him, and he finds himself by lake, 
and by his side stands black horse, which carries him home. On way boy is told to 
eat grass as horse does. Each day horse circles about boy to refresh his strength. 
Horse takes him to his father’s village. He returns to horse presently, having 
obtained presents from his parents, and is again taken to animals’ lodge. Horses 
give him spear, shield, and black lariat. Buffalo give him wool and paint. He 
returns home. At once he takes poor boy, who has befriended him, and alone they 
go on war path and capture many ponies. Again they go on war-path, and boy 
becomes famous as warrior. Village is attacked by enemy, and boy paints his 
